Hi all,
We have a number of new PhD studentships available at TCD (part of the
Centre for Next Generation Localisation) in a variety of topics related
to language technologies, content management and linked data.
I'd be grateful if you would pass this onto any individuals or or
student classes who might be interested in any of these studentships.
Details below or at:
https://www.scss.tcd.ie/vacancies/cngl-phd-positions.php
Kind Regards,
Dave Lewis
PhD Studentships - 22 Posts
Post Status: 3 year PhD Studentships
Department: Centre for Next Generation Localisation Laboratories,
Trinity College Dublin
Benefits: Payment of tax free stipend and academic fees
Closing date for applications: 28th February 2013
General enquires concerning these posts can be addressed to
Dominic.Jones@scss.tcd.ie <mailto:Dominic.Jones@scss.tcd.ie>
*Summary*:
The Centre for Next Generation Localisation <http://www.cngl.ie> seeks
to revolutionise the way people interact with content, systems and each
other to achieve unprecedented levels of content access, process
efficiency and user empowerment. Breakthroughs in the creation,
processing, unification and integration of multilingual, multi-modal and
multimedia content are needed to meet the needs of an increasingly
mobile and multilingual society across global markets. CNGL will enable
content to be created, discovered, translated and personalised, so as to
efficiently and effectively deliver natural and engaging web-mediated
interactions between users, organisations and communities regardless of
language, device and preferences of the user.
CNGL is internationally renown for its strong, strategic mix of leading
researchers in language, adaptive content, interaction and knowledge
engineering technologies and its tight engagement with innovation-driven
companies that work with content at a global level. CNGL has recently
received further multi-million funding from Science Foundation Ireland.
As a result Trinity College Dublin (TCD) is now offering 22 new PhD
studentships in the areas of:
* Text Analytics for managing large scale multilingual corpora.
* Content-aware multilingual Search and Discovery technologies
* Adaptive context-aware search
* Intelligent slicing and adaptation of content
* Social-aware, affective content adaptation
* Constructing affective dialogue solutions
* Interoperability and analytics for intelligent content processing chains
*Requirements*:
The successful candidate will have an excellent academic record (first
class or II.1 primary degree or a postgraduate qualification, e.g.
M.Sc.) in Computer Science, or a related discipline. They will be highly
motivated, with strong written and oral communication skills and a
demonstrated proficiency in software development. They must be eager to
work in and learn from multi-disciplinary and multi-organisation teams.
They should have English language certification if English is not their
first language, the requirement being: IELTS: 7.0+, TOEFL iBT: 100+,
TOEFL pBT: 600+, CEF: C1+, or equivalent.
*Application Procedure*:
For further information and informal contact, please refer to the PhD
topic details.
<http://www.scss.tcd.ie/Dominic.Jones/cngl2-phd-details.pdf> Please
directly contact the relevant supervisor, depending upon the position
you're interested in, via email including:
* A targeted cover letter (600-1000 words) expressing your suitability
for a position
* A complete CV
* Please also copy Dominic Jones - Dominic.Jones@scss.tcd.ie
<mailto:Dominic.Jones@scss.tcd.ie>
Applicants may then be invited to apply via the TCD graduate studies
admission system.
*Furthur Information:*
*Centre for Next Generation Localisation*
CNGL is a EUR50M Academia-Industry partnership based in Ireland. It is
unique internationally in addressing the integrated research and
development of novel content, knowledge and language processing
technologies for the global, multi-lingual web content and services
supply chain. It is made up of over 100 researchers in labs integrated
across Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Dublin City University (DCU),
University College Dublin (UCD), University of Limerick (UL), as well as
ten industrial partners, including SMEs, NGOs and multinationals such as
Microsoft, Symantec, Intel and Welocalize. In addition to central
funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), CNGL has a wide portfolio
of European FP7 projects and commercial projects. It therefore offers
unique opportunities for international and industrial research
collaboration at the highest level in areas of language technology,
multi-lingual web and adaptive, personalised content. CNGL provides a
world class collaborative research and innovation environment. It
provides: world-class PhD supervision by integrated teams of leading
academics; an experienced and supportive lab community of postdoctoral
researchers and research programmers; excellent collaboration and
computing facilities; wide ranging skills training opportunities; a
dedicated management and administration team and an active
commercialisation development pipeline.
*Trinity College Dublin*
Founded in 1592, Trinity College Dublin is the oldest university in
Ireland and one of the older universities of Western Europe. On today's
campus, state-of-the-art libraries, laboratories and IT facilities,
stand alongside historic buildings on a city-centre 47-acre campus.
Based in the heart of Dublin, TCD offers an exceptional working and
social environment that attracts students and researchers from around
the world. TCD's research impact is currently ranked 44th in the World
by the Times Higher Education Ranking of World Universities and 10th in
Europe by the Leiden University Ranking of World Universities based on
research performance. As Ireland's premier university, the pursuit of
excellence through research and scholarship is at the core of a Trinity
education. TCD has an outstanding record of publications in high-impact
journals, and a track record in winning research funding which is among
the best in the country.
*Equal Opportunities Policy*
Trinity College Dublin is an equal opportunities employer and is
committed to the employment policies, procedures and practices which do
not discriminate on grounds such as gender, marital status, family
status, age, disability, race, religious belief, sexual orientation or
membership of the travelling community.
See also: https://www.tcd.ie/Graduate_Studies/Research2012.pdf